Theresa - I did 4.2 Miles today!!

I did 4.2 miles today! And I think the bigger news is that I ran for 10 minutes straight! I kept hearing my watch beeping for me to transition into walking, but after I hit 3.5 miles, it hurt more to walk than to run, so I just kept going. Just like Forest! The top of my left knee began to tighten at about mile 2 as did the front of my right shin. After mile 3, my hip flexors began to feel a little sore too, but nothing major.

I learned another helpful tactic today…GET LOST! Literally, I am out here in Winter Garden dog sitting for my bro and sister-in-law and don’t know the area well at all. I set out to complete a 3-mile loop that he shared with me, but somehow got turned around. I gave up on trying to figure out the shortcut back and just turned around and did the whole workout again. It was an accidental success! I loved it, because I don’t think I would have tried for 4 miles for a few more days and now I know I can do it!

As I was running today, my iPod kept repeating the song, “I am a friend of God.” I love that song, but by the third time needed a track change. But during the three times I did listen to it, I began to really mediate one of the verses. 

“Who am I that you are mindful of me, that you hear me when I call. Is it true that you are thinking of me, that you love me…oh it’s amazing!”

How often I do not live into this reality. I don’t ask Him, I don’t believe that He is listening or I don’t think He can hear me. But He does. He longs to spend time with me. He loves me. He is wild about me and I think He is pretty darn proud of me right now :0) Now that is amazing!!